Phrygilus
| Phrygilus | |
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| Patagonian Sierra-finch, Phrygilus patagonicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Phrygilus Cabanis, 1844 |
| Species | |
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Phrygilus[1] is a genus of mainly Andean seed-eating tanagers commonly known as sierra-finches. Phrygilos means finch in Ancient Greek.[2] Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown them to belong in the Thraupidae.[3] The genus appears to be polyphyletic[4] consisting of at least three distinct lineages which in future may need to be split into separate genera.
Species list[edit]
- Patagonian Sierra Finch, Phrygilus patagonicus
- Grey-hooded Sierra Finch, Phrygilus gayi
- Peruvian Sierra Finch, Phrygilus punensis
- Black-hooded Sierra Finch, Phrygilus atriceps
In other genera[edit]
Genus Diuca:
- Red-backed Sierra Finch, Diuca dorsalis
- White-throated Sierra Finch, Diuca erythronotus
Genus Geospizopsis:
- Plumbeous Sierra Finch, Geospizopsis unicolor
- Ash-breasted Sierra Finch, Geospizopsis plebejus
Genus Rhopospina:
- Band-tailed Sierra Finch, Rhopospima alaudinus - Related to Yellow-billed Blue Finch, Porphyrospiza caerulescens
- Carbonated Sierra Finch, Rhopospina carbonarius
- Mourning Sierra Finch, Rhopospina fruticeti
Footnotes[edit]
References[edit]
- Burns, K. J., S. J. Hackett, and N. K. Klein. 2003. Phylogenetic relationships of Neotropical honeycreepers and the evolution of feeding morphology. J. Avian Biology 34: 360-370.
- Klicka, J., K. Burns, & G. M. Spellman. 2007. Defining a monophyletic Cardinalini: A molecular perspective. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45: 1014-1032
- Ridgely, R. S., & G. Tudor. 1989. The Birds of South America, vol. 1. Univ. Texas Press, Austin.
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